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URGENT HURRICANE RELIEF STILL NEEDED

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Although several months have passed since TWO CATEGORY FOUR HURRICANES pummeled Nicaragua in November, your support is still greatly needed. PeaceWork partner FEDICAMP, which works with rural farmers in northern […]

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Nov 21st Zoom: Nicaraguan Farmers on the Frontlines of Climate Change

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From Drought to Deluge: Rural Farmers on the Frontlines of Climate Change Rural farmers in Nicaragua are already living on the edge of extreme poverty and depend directly on the […]

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DONATE NOW: $20,000 EMERGENCY COVID-19 FUND FOR OUR PARTNERS

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As coverage of COVID-19 in the US continues to dominate media coverage, our Nicaraguan partners have reached out with concern for our safety. Of course we are just as worried […]

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What we saw in Nicaragua: Our digital delegation report

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Saturday September 26th Shipment Pre-packing

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We will pre-pack our October material aid shipment to Nicaragua on Saturday September 26th (St. Joe’s Shine in Stirling, NJ). We will practicing social distancing as we pack inside and […]

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77th Humanitarian Aid Shipment to be sent to Nicaragua in October

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Times are tough up here, as well as down there in Nicaragua. But we’re inspired by our partners who bravely, yet safely go out to work with Nicaraguan people who […]

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July 19th Zoom with Dr. Gerardo Sanchez

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It’s hard to say if the COVID-19 curve is flattening in Nicaragua. There’s just so little reliable information coming from the government. But when we talk to our partners and […]

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Solidarity Roast Cancelled…

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…sorry, folks. While COVID-19 is much more under control in NJ, there has been a small uptick and we don’t want to take any chances. Sadly we’ll all have to […]

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June 27th Live Zoom from Masaya with Axayacatl

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Saturday June 27th, 2020 07:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada). To sign up, see details below description. Masaya, Nicaragua is COVID-19 hotspot. The mayor has died. Close friends and […]

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COVID-19 & NICARAGUA: MAY 30TH, 7:30 PM ZOOM WITH AYNN SETRIGHT

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When:  Saturday May 30th, 7:30pm Email us now – we’ll send you the Zoom invitation:  cinemaus@gmail.com While the rest of the Central America closed borders and initiated stay-at-home guidelines in […]

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Saturday June 13th Dinner Forum: PeaceWorks Delegation to Nicaragua

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It is our great hope that we will be able to see you in person on June 13th! While we have yet to make a final determination out of concern […]

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Saturday July 11th Solidarity Roast

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Come join us on Saturday, July 9th from 3 to 7pm (rain or shine) for our 28th Annual Solidarity Roast.with great food and live music.  There will be barbecued foods […]

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Saturday September 12th Dinner Forum

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Soon we’ll post the topic of the forum, but in the meantime plan on coming hungry!  Dinner will be served promptly at 6:30pm followed by a discussion at 7:30 Saturday […]

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October 10th – Help pack out 78th Humanitarian Aid Shipment to Nicaragua

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On Saturday October 10th we’ll be packing a 40′ shipping container full of material aid for our Nicaragua partners.  In addition to bringing us donations to send down, we need […]

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November 14th Dinner Forum

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Soon we’ll post the topic of the forum, but in the meantime plan on coming hungry!  Dinner will be served promptly at 6:30pm followed by a discussion at 7:30 Saturday […]

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December 12th Holiday Party!

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Join us for a special celebration with a few our partners down in Nicaragua!  Dinner will be served promptly at 6:30pm followed by a discussion at 7:30 Saturday evening, December […]

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Help Us Turn on the Taps in Yalagüina: A PeaceWorks Project

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Located about four hours north of Nicaragua’s capital city Managua, just off the Pan American Highway, Yalagüina is home to about 10,000 people. The town is quickly growing and has […]

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Our 75th Humanitarian Aid Shipment to Nicaragua is off to Sea!

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Awesome day, folks! On Saturday May 11th we packed our 75th humanitarian aid shipment to Nicaragua — it is headed out to sea. In record time we packed 897 pieces […]

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April 13th Dinner Forum with Former Sandinista Comandante Luis Carrión

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In the early 1970’s Luis Carrion’s father came home to find that his hunting rifles, and his son, had vanished. In 1979 Luis would emerge as Comandante Carrión, a leader of the […]

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Over $700 Raised at our July 13th Solidarity Roast!

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Thank you so much for great time and your kind donations! About 50 people came out on a beautiful July afternoon to enjoy great food and live music by Deivis […]

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September 8-16th: Maria Eugenia’s Speaking Tour Schedule

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The following dates and times are subject to change, please check back. Who is Maria Eugenia Delgadillo?  Read her bio here. Download the complete schedule here.   Saturday Sept. 8  […]

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Volunteers needed October 13th – our 74th Humanitarian Aid Shipment to Nicaragua

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On Saturday October 13th we’ll be packing a 45′ shipping container full of material aid for our Nicaragua partners.  In addition to bringing us donations to send down, we need as […]

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$2300 Raised at our July Solidarity Roast, $23,000 since April

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Thanks to everyone who came out to enjoy some fine, home-cooked BBQ, spend time among friends and build solidarity with the people of Nicaragua. Our Nica partners are going through a […]

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Thank you! Our 73rd Humanitarian Aid Shipment is Out to Sea…and on its way to Nicaragua

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Thank you to everyone who donated items, time and money to get our 73rd humanitarian aid shipment off to Nicaragua. About 60 volunteers came out on Saturday May 12th to […]

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OVER $900 RAISED FOR PEACEWORKS AT THE MADISON BIKE SWAP

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While dozens of kids and adults got a great bike, cheap, folks at the Madison Bike Swap raised over $900 for PeaceWorks projects in Nicaragua. Every year a group of […]

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Highlights from our 2018 Delegation to Nicaragua

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On Saturday March 10th, 54 people came out to the Friends Meeting in Chatham for dinner and a conversation with members of January 2018 delegation to Nicaragua. Download the full […]

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Thank you to everyone who helped pre-pack for our 73rd shipment to Nicaragua

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Thanks to 30 volunteers we took a huge step forward getting ready for our shipment day on Saturday May 12th! Thank you to everyone who came out on April 28th […]

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Follow our 2018 Delegation to Nicaragua!

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10 members of the PeaceWorks community have landed and are out and about in Nicaragua, traveling over gorgeous Volcano-lined landscapes to visit our local partners, see their projects, discuss priorities […]

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May 12th: Come help pack our 73rd Humanitarian Aid Shipment to Nicaragua

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On Saturday May 12th we’ll be packing a 45′ shipping container full of material aid for our Nicaragua partners.  In addition to bringing us donations to send down, we need as […]

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What We Can Do: Rosa Santana Shares Ways to Support Immigrants Under DACA, TPS

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On September 5th President Trump sent Attorney General Jeff Sessions to announce that his Administration would revoke the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. This Obama administration policy allowed […]

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November 10th Dinner Forum

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Join us on Saturday evening November 10th for a dinner forum with the PeaceWorks community.  Soon we’ll share all the information on our presenter, so stay tuned…but as always, come hungry! […]

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December 9th: PeaceWorks 25th Anniversary Celebration

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You are invited! PeaceWorks is rooted in the social movement of the 1980’s that resisted the U.S.-backed war in Nicaragua. But even when the war ended, PeaceWorks continued to support […]

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September 9th Dinner Forum: An Uncertain Status for Immigrants in the U.S.

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Another Brick in the Wall? Fear and Uncertainty for Immigrants:  A Conversation with Rosa Santana The U.S. Government’s Temporary Protection Status (TPS) permits immigrants from about 22 countries to remain […]

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THANK YOU! OUR 72ND HUMANITARIAN AID SHIPMENT IS OUT TO SEA, ON ITS WAY TO NICARAGUA!

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Our 72nd humanitarian aid shipment is off to Nicaragua! Thank you to everyone who came out, donated items & money, made food and provided good cheer on Saturday October 14th. […]

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DON’T LET THE ROAD END HERE: FEDICAMP NEEDS 15K TO AVOID LAYOFFS

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There are no roads to El Apante. The last dirt road ended three hours back — right before what locals call an incline. For anyone else, a really steep mountain. […]

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Remembering Revolutionary Priest and Sandinista Foreign Minister Miguel D’Escoto

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You may have missed this in the mainstream media, but Nicaraguan liberation theologian and Maryknoll Father Miguel D’Escoto Brockman passed away on Thursday at the age of 84. He was […]

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Come on our January 2018 Delegation to Nicaragua!

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Come on our January 2018 Delegation to Nicaragua.  You’ll hike to mountain villages to see sustainable farming and water conservation projects. By boat you’ll glide through mangrove forests to participate […]

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PeaceWorks 4-Day Summer Camp at the World Fellowship in New Hampshire (Aug 17-21st)

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PeaceWorks Summer Camp 2017: Recreation, Relaxation…and Resistance Where: World Fellowship Center, Conway, New Hampshire When: Thurs. August 17th– Monday August 21st, 2017 Located at the foot of the White Mountains […]

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Saturday May 13th: Help us pack our 71st Aid Shipment to Nicaragua

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 Un mano, por favor… On Saturday May 13th we’ll be packing a 45′ shipping container full of material aid for our Nicaragua partners.  In addition to bringing us donations to send […]

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Help Needed: April 29th Pre-Shipment Packing Day

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We’ll be meeting up at our storage facility at the Shrine of St. Joseph on Saturday April 29th from 10am-2pm to organize and box donations for our 71st humanitarian aid […]

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$1500 Raised at Wine Tasting Fundraiser for the Axayacatl Women’s Collective

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Thank you to everyone who came out to try a special selection of wines and join PeaceWorks in supporting women’s empowerment projects in Nicaragua!  Together, we raised $1500.00! Wines were chosen by […]

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Reporting from the Field: Our 2017 Delegation to Nicaragua Report

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In January 2017, 10 of us from the PeaceWorks community returned from a 12-day delegation to Nicaragua.  Click here to download our report to learn about the people we met, the places […]

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Whipping it into shape! The February Shipment Workday

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It’s pretty amazing what you can get done when 40 people show up. Our new storage facility for our humanitarian aid shipments to Nicaragua, the Quonset Hut at the Shrine of […]

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A Huge Thanks to All that Helped Pack our 70th Humanitarian Aid Shipment to Nicaragua!

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As always, and for the 70th time, thank you very much.  PeaceWorks was very proud to be joined by over 30 Seton Hall and 10 Don Bosco Prep students who […]

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Forcing Change at Guantanamo: September 10th Dinner Forum with Frida Berrigan

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PeaceWorks sends our warmest greetings to everyone who came out to our Dinner Forum on Saturday September 10th, 2016. After enjoying a fantastic meal with about 70 people, we had an […]

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Going Above and Beyond – PeaceWorks’ Marilyn Devroye

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“People to people. Pueblo a pueblo. New Jersey to Nicaragua.” For nearly a quarter of a century PeaceWorks has built a community of solidarity between the people of New Jersey and […]

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The PeaceWorks Community Rallies to Raise $25,000 for a New Vehicle for Inhijambia

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The headline may be that the PeaceWorks community raised $25,000 in just over four weeks.  But the real news is that the hard work of identifying and building trust with […]

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PeaceWorks 69th Humanitarian Aid Shipment is out to sea!

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Is it chugging by Miami? Heading through the Panama Canal? We’re not quite sure, but by early July all of our Nicaraguan partners will be unpacking a 45′ shipping container […]

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Holiday Baskets

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For a donation of $100 or more, we’ll send you a hand-woven pine needle basket, a 12oz bag of fair-trade coffee and a card. All proceeds to help rural farmers […]

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Nicaragua “Closed to International Scrutiny:” Oct 17th Zoom with Amnesty International

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Freedom of expression and assembly? Right to life and physical integrity? Unfair trials. Forced migration. Violation of women’s & indigenous peoples’ rights. Amnesty International’s Nicaragua expert Lisa Konczal will share […]

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September 12th Zoom with Inhijambia’s Carlos Ernesto Molina

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When things were “normal” Managua’s sprawling Eastern Market is teeming with colorful, fresh fruits and vegetables, vendors selling hand-made souvenirs as thousands of local Nicaraguans move stall to stall buying […]

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